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Samantha Presley was booked into the Richmond County jail Wednesday after her release from the hospital. Police said Presley tried to make a left turn off Gordon Highway onto Newmantown Road about 2 p.m. Sunday and hit another vehicle. Her passenger, Shem Rider, 22, of Grovetown, was airlifted to Medical College of Georgia Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

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Male negligent driver hits another vehicle on I-20 on ramp causing the death of the front seat passenger. Twenty year sentence. If we were gamblers, we would bet this one comes down to INTENT of the driver to NOT cause harm of death. Not that the willful act of a moving violation caused both deaths. No accident in either case. Cause and effect.

if she was making a left turn then she pulled into the path of oncoming traffic, correct??? so because of her poor judgement, someone that was riding with her has died. i would say that is not an accident...just wait till traffic clears. if you are in that much of a hurry, you should have left earlier...

are filed after negligent driving charges are found to be a contributing factor. Was she texting, on a cell phone or just not doing due diligence in paying attention to oncoming traffic? You kill someone for any of these reasons, you are to be held responsible for the life lost that will NEVER be restored.

This was an accident. This is the father of her child and her boyfriend it seems. The child is 11 months old she has the rest of her life to live with this mistake. Seems we always hurt the people who really never meant to hurt anyone and the drug dealers and drunk drivers go freely.

Here's some food for thought for those that call this an accident. The medical and legal communities have been pushing to eliminate use of the term "accident," and use only the terms "crash" or "collision." The term "accident" implies that nobody is at fault, it just happened. I tend to agree with that sentiment. It sounds like this woman made a terrible mistake that cost someone else their life. Shouldn't she be held accountable for that? Shouldn't we all be held accountable for our actions, even our mistakes?

I believe in accountability but I thought we used to distinguish between vehicular manslaughter and vehicular homicide. A vehicular homicide charge used to need additional circumstances like driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving with a suspended license, etc..

From my understanding some states use those terms interchangeably and some use them separate as uou state. Georgia on the other hand uses neither. Instead of 2 different names, they use homicide by vehicle with first degree or second degree. The 2 degrees take the place of having 2 separate terms.

She will probably get probation, fines, loss of license etc... Maybe a year tops but I doubt it. After all, I know of 3 people in RC that killed others by such gross negligence it would make you sick. None of them had a bit of remorse. Found completely innocent and was never even sued by the families. They were all older than her and sorry losers. Not to mention the fact that the punishment for repeated dui accidents with personal injury are a joke.

If No alcohol or drugs were involved and if that was the father of her child and if they were trully in love, I think the punishment she has already received that will incarcerate her for the rest of her life is more than sufficient.

If you work a job, you know that businesses and OSHA do not recognize "accident" as a valid excuse for injury or damage. By definition, an accident is a "unforeseen occurrence". there is always cause and affect. "This baby is an accident". WRONG. I was drunk and I ran into a tree. No accident. My brakes do not work. When you turn illegally in front of another vehicle that has the right of way, a collision is direct result. This is a terrible loss of life. A family tragedy. But again, INTENT is a slippery slope toward unequal justice under the law. We have seen truly heartbroken and remorseful DUI/Vehicular Homicide defendants sentenced to 20 years. Is being sorry enough? Most criminals are sorry when they are caught or convicted. Or their actions result in denial of their freedom. The man who kills his wife and is remorseful after the DEED should go free? We as a Christian Nation declared, in 1972, that human life is a matter of inconvenience, if we choose to define personally define life.

I've yet to understand how this works. The law is backwards and if you charge for one death, then charge for all.. One person is charged for the death of another, (turning in front of another vehicle) and in another case, (SUV plowed into a group of bikers stopped at a red light, killing 2) no one is charged.. SMH at understanding the differences.
Regardless, people don't pay attention and drive reckless. The place you're going should still be there when you arrive!! See it everyday and just pray they never hit me..

Because you went into more detail?? 1 person asked the difference and that's soooo many people? And are you denying some people do not get charged when they should or they get off when they shouldn't?? E-G-O